
The decision by a Trump-appointed Texas judge to halt approval of the most-commonly used abortion pill in the United States is being described as the most significant blow to the pro-choice movement since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade last year.
US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ordered a hold on the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Mifepristone on Friday, in a decision that upended decades of precedent.